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HarderFaster Forums >> HarderFaster Active >> Leeds United takeover 'imminent' reports BBC. *NWS* Author Pages (7):  1  2  [3]  4  5  6  7      Hanky feels like a midget is hanging from my necklace Registered: Sep 2003 Posts: 20217 - Threads: 619 Location: london, guernsey, france and elsewhere [Edited by Hanky on 14-11-2012 11:29 AM] Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 11:23 AM Quote: Hanky wrote on 14-11-2012 11:17 AM Out of interest, how were united "shrewd" in commercialising their brand image? Its fairly common knowledge that Manchester United were at the forefront of realising the potential value inherent in an famous established football club. Realising the untapped value of overseas fans, TV channel, Merchandise, Megastore etc. Perhaps in footballing terms, but are they not merely copying the same blueprints that had been laid out by Basketball and Hand-egg teams across the pond years previously? EDIT: I'd hardly call it shrewd to capitalise on your fanbase. I'd call it incredibly stupid not to do so. Life is far too important to be taken seriously Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 11:27 AM Stakker Nunk Development is my bidness. Registered: Sep 2002 Posts: 52963 - Threads: 2190 Location: A North Sea Oil Rig Eating Chicken. 2016 Joint Winner Intellectual [Edited by Stakker on 14-11-2012 12:17 PM] Quote: Hanky wrote on 14-11-2012 11:27 AM Perhaps in footballing terms, but are they not merely copying the same blueprints that had been laid out by Basketball and Hand-egg teams across the pond years previously? EDIT: I'd hardly call it shrewd to capitalise on your fanbase. I'd call it incredibly stupid not to do so. They have been particularly good at it, far more so than US sports teams before them. Manchester United were the first sports team in the world to be valued at $1Bn back in the 2000s. Amazingly they still are the leading team, despite being hamstrung with crippling debts by those cunts the Glazer family. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/07/16/manchester-united-tops-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams/ stakker.org Kites - Official Site Kites on Myspace Kites on Facebook Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:14 PM Quin. ??? Registered: Oct 2010 Posts: 33318 - Threads: 426 Location: london Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 11:23 AM Its fairly common knowledge that Manchester United were at the forefront of realising the potential value inherent in an famous established football club. Realising the untapped value of overseas fans, TV channel, Merchandise, Megastore etc. Which increased when the glazers came in with their massive debt. "You wont get to the moon by staring at your feet" Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:20 PM Stakker Nunk Development is my bidness. Registered: Sep 2002 Posts: 52963 - Threads: 2190 Location: A North Sea Oil Rig Eating Chicken. 2016 Joint Winner Intellectual Quote: Quin. wrote on 14-11-2012 12:20 PM Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 11:23 AM Its fairly common knowledge that Manchester United were at the forefront of realising the potential value inherent in an famous established football club. Realising the untapped value of overseas fans, TV channel, Merchandise, Megastore etc. Which increased when the glazers came in with their massive debt. They certainly know how to wring out every last cent. Cunts. stakker.org Kites - Official Site Kites on Myspace Kites on Facebook Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:24 PM Quin. ??? Registered: Oct 2010 Posts: 33318 - Threads: 426 Location: london Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 12:24 PM They certainly know how to wring out every last cent. Cunts. Yep. "You wont get to the moon by staring at your feet" Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:25 PM Hanky feels like a midget is hanging from my necklace Registered: Sep 2003 Posts: 20217 - Threads: 619 Location: london, guernsey, france and elsewhere Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 12:24 PM Quote: Quin. wrote on 14-11-2012 12:20 PM Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 11:23 AM Its fairly common knowledge that Manchester United were at the forefront of realising the potential value inherent in an famous established football club. Realising the untapped value of overseas fans, TV channel, Merchandise, Megastore etc. Which increased when the glazers came in with their massive debt. They certainly know how to wring out every last cent. Cunts. It seems a bit odd to laud a club for being so shrewd and commercial in one sentence, then to lament the fact that its owners treat it as a commercial entity... Life is far too important to be taken seriously Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:34 PM Stakker Nunk Development is my bidness. Registered: Sep 2002 Posts: 52963 - Threads: 2190 Location: A North Sea Oil Rig Eating Chicken. 2016 Joint Winner Intellectual [Edited by Stakker on 14-11-2012 12:38 PM] [Edited by Stakker on 14-11-2012 12:39 PM] Quote: Hanky wrote on 14-11-2012 12:34 PM Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 12:24 PM Quote: Quin. wrote on 14-11-2012 12:20 PM Quote: Stakker wrote on 14-11-2012 11:23 AM Its fairly common knowledge that Manchester United were at the forefront of realising the potential value inherent in an famous established football club. Realising the untapped value of overseas fans, TV channel, Merchandise, Megastore etc. Which increased when the glazers came in with their massive debt. They certainly know how to wring out every last cent. Cunts. It seems a bit odd to laud a club for being so shrewd and commercial in one sentence, then to lament the fact that its owners treat it as a commercial entity... Recent owners...they had nothing to do with making United the brand it's become, they are capitalising on it, for sure...and who said I was lauding it, I'm just saying that United's money came from within the club, from their success on the pitch, as opposed to being stolen from the Russian people or from Oil or Construction or whatever. stakker.org Kites - Official Site Kites on Myspace Kites on Facebook Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:38 PM Quin. ??? Registered: Oct 2010 Posts: 33318 - Threads: 426 Location: london Quote: Hanky wrote on 14-11-2012 12:34 PM It seems a bit odd to laud a club for being so shrewd and commercial in one sentence, then to lament the fact that its owners treat it as a commercial entity... it is more the way that they bought the club via a mountain of debt they then put on the club that wasn't there before, which most people resent, but you have to admit they have increased sponsorship and commercial revenues. the thing is the debt is still hanging heavily on the club and even once it is cleared it is uncertain how much of the revenue will be put back into the club and how much goes to the glazers. "You wont get to the moon by staring at your feet" Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 14-11-2012 12:41 PM All times are GMT. 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